diff --git a/crates/pet-utils/src/path.rs b/crates/pet-utils/src/path.rs
index 6af051c0..2d965bd4 100644
--- a/crates/pet-utils/src/path.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-utils/src/path.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-use std::{
-    fs,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 // Similar to fs::canonicalize, but ignores UNC paths and returns the path as is (for windows).
 pub fn normalize<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> PathBuf {
     // On unix do not use canonicalize, results in weird issues with homebrew paths
-    if cfg!(unix) {
-        return path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
-    }
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    return path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    use std::fs;
 
+    #[cfg(windows)]
     if let Ok(resolved) = fs::canonicalize(&path) {
         if cfg!(unix) {
             return resolved;
diff --git a/crates/pet-venv/src/lib.rs b/crates/pet-venv/src/lib.rs
index c57a7c2a..6db9e724 100644
--- a/crates/pet-venv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-venv/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use pet_core::{
     python_environment::{PythonEnvironment, PythonEnvironmentBuilder, PythonEnvironmentCategory},
     Locator, LocatorResult,
 };
-use pet_utils::{env::PythonEnv, pyvenv_cfg::PyVenvCfg};
+use pet_utils::{env::PythonEnv, headers::Headers, pyvenv_cfg::PyVenvCfg};
 
 fn is_venv_internal(env: &PythonEnv) -> Option<bool> {
     // env path cannot be empty.
@@ -40,12 +40,18 @@ impl Locator for Venv {
             if let Some(filename) = &env.prefix {
                 name = filename.to_str().map(|f| f.to_string());
             }
-
+            let version = match env.version {
+                Some(ref v) => Some(v.clone()),
+                None => match &env.prefix {
+                    Some(prefix) => Headers::get_version(prefix),
+                    None => None,
+                },
+            };
             Some(
                 PythonEnvironmentBuilder::new(PythonEnvironmentCategory::Venv)
                     .name(name)
                     .executable(Some(env.executable.clone()))
-                    .version(env.version.clone())
+                    .version(version)
                     .prefix(env.prefix.clone())
                     .build(),
             )
diff --git a/crates/pet-virtualenv/src/lib.rs b/crates/pet-virtualenv/src/lib.rs
index c95e62b8..17e699b9 100644
--- a/crates/pet-virtualenv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-virtualenv/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use pet_core::{
     python_environment::{PythonEnvironment, PythonEnvironmentBuilder, PythonEnvironmentCategory},
     Locator, LocatorResult,
 };
-use pet_utils::env::PythonEnv;
+use pet_utils::{env::PythonEnv, headers::Headers};
 
 pub fn is_virtualenv(env: &PythonEnv) -> bool {
     if env.prefix.is_none() {
@@ -70,12 +70,19 @@ impl Locator for VirtualEnv {
             if let Some(filename) = &env.prefix {
                 name = filename.to_str().map(|f| f.to_string());
             }
+            let version = match env.version {
+                Some(ref v) => Some(v.clone()),
+                None => match &env.prefix {
+                    Some(prefix) => Headers::get_version(prefix),
+                    None => None,
+                },
+            };
 
             Some(
                 PythonEnvironmentBuilder::new(PythonEnvironmentCategory::VirtualEnv)
                     .name(name)
                     .executable(Some(env.executable.clone()))
-                    .version(env.version.clone())
+                    .version(version)
                     .prefix(env.prefix.clone())
                     .build(),
             )
diff --git a/crates/pet-virtualenvwrapper/src/lib.rs b/crates/pet-virtualenvwrapper/src/lib.rs
index 319333d1..0f44a359 100644
--- a/crates/pet-virtualenvwrapper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pet-virtualenvwrapper/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use pet_core::{
     python_environment::{PythonEnvironment, PythonEnvironmentBuilder, PythonEnvironmentCategory},
     Locator, LocatorResult,
 };
-use pet_utils::env::PythonEnv;
+use pet_utils::{env::PythonEnv, headers::Headers};
 
 mod env_variables;
 mod environment_locations;
@@ -36,12 +36,19 @@ impl Locator for VirtualEnvWrapper {
         if let Some(filename) = &env.prefix {
             name = filename.to_str().map(|f| f.to_string());
         }
+        let version = match env.version {
+            Some(ref v) => Some(v.clone()),
+            None => match &env.prefix {
+                Some(prefix) => Headers::get_version(prefix),
+                None => None,
+            },
+        };
 
         Some(
             PythonEnvironmentBuilder::new(PythonEnvironmentCategory::VirtualEnvWrapper)
                 .name(name)
                 .executable(Some(env.executable.clone()))
-                .version(env.version.clone())
+                .version(version)
                 .prefix(env.prefix.clone())
                 .project(get_project(env))
                 .build(),